Where does “आजानुबाहु” come from?
आजानुबाहु (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit बाहु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan baHźʰúṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰaHȷ́ʰúš, from Proto-Indo-European bʰāǵʰus — arm.
आजानुबाहु (Sanskrit): having arms long enough to reach the knees (believed to be a mark of greatness; most commonly applied to Rāma)
Definitions
- having arms long enough to reach the knees (believed to be a mark of greatness; most commonly applied to Rāma)
Ancestry of “आजानुबाहु”, step by step
आजानुबाहु traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit बाहु
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | बाहु | the arm, the fore-arm, the arm between the elbow... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | baHźʰúṣ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bʰaHȷ́ʰúš | arm |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰāǵʰus | arm |
via Sanskrit आजानु
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | आजानु | — |